Apparatus and method for inputting ideographic characters
US6054941A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/018
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus (100) and method for inputting ideographic characters. The apparatus (100) has an input pad with a predetermined number of input keys (102, . . . 111). Theoretically, at least a stroke and a radical are mapped to each input key (102, . . . 111). After the apparatus (100) receives at least a first and a second input key entry, based on a number of input key entries received, the apparatus (100) determines whether the first input key entry is one of the following: a stroke and a radical. Thus, the method solves the ambiguity problems caused by such a mapping of the apparatus.
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